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  Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Tampa GPS Coordinates The Tug Orange is the highlight of the South County Artificial Reef site. The tug was built in 1903 as… Read more: Tug Orange
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  St. Pete Beach Reef
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  South County Artificial Reef
  Fast Facts: Features: Need Gear? Download all Tampa GPS Coordinates The South County Artificial Reef Site lies 11 miles out from the Pass-A-Grille entrance marker and 10 miles from the… Read more: South County Artificial Reef
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The Tampa area is world famous for spear-fishing. An abundance of large game fish such as, cobia, snapper, kingfish, bonito, mackerel and grouper, can be found in the Gulf waters. For those who don’t spear, there are oysters, scallops, stone crab and slipper lobster.

The Tampa area has one of the most extensive, well-maintained artificial reef systems in Florida. Reef building first began in the 1960s to improve the marine environment, encourage the growth of fish, and to provide areas for recreational diving and fishing. The reefs consist of bridge rubble, concrete culverts, specially constructed fish havens, shipwrecks and even army tanks.

The natural formations offshore of Tampa are limestone ledges that are the ancient shoreline of Florida. Currents have created deep undercuts where fish hide in huge schools. The ledges vary in height from 2-12 feet and are found at depths of 35-60 feet.